Steven Erlanger

Berlin, Germany

Europe Chief Diplomatic Correspondent at The New York Times

Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Europe; The New York Times

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Articles

NATO Wants a Cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky Could Disrupt It

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Steven Erlanger

NATO's leader is looking for little drama and a focus on new spending goals, not disagreements over Ukraine. The head of NATO wants the alliance's annual summit meeting next month to be short and sweet, European officials and diplomats say, to prevent the kind of open disunity over Ukraine that marred the gathering two years ago.
As Trump demands more military spending, NATO reconsiders what counts

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Lara Jakes |Steven Erlanger

When President Trump demanded months ago that NATO allies spend 5 percent of their national income on defense, leaders across Europe said it couldn’t be done. Now those countries have found a way to meet his call — with a bit of creative accounting. Some NATO countries have in principle backed a new plan to broaden NATO spending beyond traditional items such as troops and weapons.
As Trump Demands More Military Spending, NATO Allies Reconsider What Counts

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Lara Jakes |Steven Erlanger

The president has long pressed European allies to pay more for their own security. So they may redefine what qualifies as security. When President Trump demanded months ago that NATO allies spend 5 percent of their national income on defense, leaders across Europe said it couldn't be done. Now those countries have found a way to meet his call - with a bit of creative accounting.
Trump Wants a Deal With Iran, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Steven Erlanger

1 day agoCNN — If you thought President Donald Trump’s trade war was over, he has some news for you: Tariffs are going up again. At the conclusion of his Middle East trip Friday, Trump acknowledged that trade negotiations are progressing too slowly to accommodate every country that wants to strike a new trade …
Trump Wants an Iran Deal, but It May Be Weaker Than His Supporters Demand

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Steven Erlanger

Iran rejects any deal that would ban it from any nuclear enrichment, long a demand of U.S. conservatives. By every measure, President Trump has made it clear that he wants "to do a deal" with Iran over its nuclear program and avoid a war, pushing aside Israeli proposals for a mutual military campaign instead. "I want to make a deal with Iran,'" Mr. Trump said in Saudi Arabia this week.
Por que a Polônia quer que a Europa inteira faça mais para se defender?

3 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Steven Erlanger

Nas décadas seguintes ao colapso da União Soviética em 1991, a Polônia se tornou talvez o país mais pró-americano da Europa. Aderiu à Otan em 1999, abriga cerca de 10.000 soldados americanos e se beneficiou enormemente do apoio político e militar dos Estados Unidos. Agora, em apenas alguns meses, a Polônia começou a enfrentar uma nova era, com novas ansiedades.
El miedo de Wim Wenders por la guerra en Ucrania: dice que los alemanes tuvieron 80 años de paz, pero que eso puede acabarse

3 weeks ago | clarin.com | Steven Erlanger

Wim Wenders, el reputado director de cine alemán, tiene casi 80 años, tantos como la paz en Europa que siguió a la capitulación del régimen nazi. “Desde mi infancia, he vivido 80 años en paz”, dice en un cortometraje que dirigió para conmemorar el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pero ahora, con una guerra en Ucrania que él llama “una guerra contra Europa”, Wenders dice que pocas veces hubo tanto en juego.
Wim Wenders on Where the War in Europe Really Ended 80 Years Ago

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Steven Erlanger

In a short film and in conversation, the German filmmaker ponders the meaning of freedom, the complacency of peace and the new insecurity from Russia's war and Donald Trump. Credit... Mustafah Abdulaziz for The New York Times Wim Wenders, the renowned German film director, is nearly 80 years old, as old as the peace in Europe that followed the capitulation of the Nazi regime.
Wim Wenders on Where the War in Europe Really Ended 80 Years Ago

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Steven Erlanger

3 hours agoMark Hamill Strikes Back At Trump With A Burn That Can Be Felt Across The GalaxyThe “Star Wars” actor mocked the White House over a bonkers May the 4th post. Screen icon Mark Hamill hit Donald Trump for a “Star Wars” Day post in which the president fully embraced the dark side. The “May the 4th” message posted by the White House on X shows an extremely buff Trump wielding a red …7 hours agoShe Was Ready to Board Her Flight with Her Best Friend.
If America walks away from Ukraine, what will Europe do?

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | Steven Erlanger

BERLIN — European allies of the United States have been trying to convince President Donald Trump of the virtues of a shared approach toward ending the war in Ukraine, to enhance leverage on both Russia and Ukraine and to preserve European security. But Trump and Vice President JD Vance insisted Wednesday that a set of proposals that their administration presented to the Europeans and Ukraine last week was now a kind of ultimatum, with the United States increasingly prepared to walk away.